Custom OSC Message per Tab

Community Usage questions
1

Hi all,
is there a way to send a custom OSC message when a tab is selected instead of the the default "/tab <tab_index>"?
Thank you in advance for your help!

2

To be clear, I want for each tab a completely different message.
For example, the first tab could have the '/whatever 1 2 3' , the second tab '/anothermessage somestringparameter' and so on..

3

You could use the tab parent's onValue script:

if (value === 0) {
  send('/foo', 1, 2, 3)
} else if (value === 1) {
  send('/bar', 4, 5, 'six')
} // etc

It won't change how you select the tab using an external osc message though (which can be achieved with a custom module).

4

Thank you for your reply.

However, I want to be able to change the order of the tabs and have OpenStageControl send out consistent messages based on the tab id.

instead of

if (value === 0) etc,

can I do something like?

if (children[value].id=== 'foo') {
  send('/foo', 1, 2, 3)
} else if (children[value].id=== 'bar') {
  send('/bar', 4, 5, 'six')
}
5

I think I found the solution!

let fooIndex = getIndex('foo')
let barIndex = getIndex('bar')
// etc

if (value === fooIndex ) {
  send('/foo', 1, 2, 3)
} else if (value === barIndex ) {
  send('/bar', 4, 5, 'six')
} // etc

Now I can change the order of my tabs and send out consistent custom messages.

6

Nicely done !

7

Alternatively, with a switch statement:

switch (value) {
  case getIndex('foo'):
    send('/foo')
    break
  case getIndex('bar'):
    send('/bar')
    break
}
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8

that's more elegant, thanks!

9

Hi @fewbio,

Would you mind providing a json file session for the community :+1:?
It would be very cool to end a solved topic with a json file session for people to test and get more and more easy with Open Stage Control.
If you had this need, i am pretty sure, somebody else will have the same one day, so please share yours solutions !
Cheers

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10

I would love to, but as a new user I am not allowed to upload attachments. Any suggestions?

11

You should be able to upload files now.

12

There you go!

CustomMessagePerTab.json (4.2 KB)

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13

thank you and nice idea :slight_smile:

14

i got a silly question but how can i put a button into the first tab and then pressed it opens the third ?

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15

Like this:

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16

hum... yes it works but if we change the tab order as it was your goal you will have to change the number 2

17

correct. If I find a good solution to this, I will post it.

18

There you go:

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19

yes ! it's logical :slight_smile:

20

Here is an improved version of the session:

CustomMessagePerTab.json (8.2 KB)

Any tab can now be externally selected by receiving a simple OSC message like this:

/a_tab
/another_tab
/yet_another_tab

The trick was to add a hidden momentary button with the same id as the tab inside the tab and have a script onValue command that activate its tab :slight_smile:

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